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Close Brothers confident of strong full-year result

(Adds details on services business, assets under management, share movement)

May 23 (Reuters) - British lender Close Brothers (LSE: CBG.L - news) said the loan book of its banking division grew to 5.1 billion pounds ($8.60 billion)during the third quarter and that it was confident of delivering a "strong" result for the financial year.

The financial services provider, which lends to small and medium-sized businesses and gives investment management advice, said its loan book was up 10 percent year-to-date.

During the quarter, it saw strong demand from property finance and a seasonal uplift in demand in motor finance. The company's banking business accounted for about 95 percent of adjusted operating profit for the previous financial year.

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The company said the performance of its services business Winterflood, which provides trading services to retail brokers and institutions, remained consistent with the first half.

Assets under management rose 4 percent to 9.6 billion pounds in the quarter ended April 30.

Shares in the company were flat at 1328 pence in morning trade on the London Stock Exchange (Other OTC: LDNXF - news) . They have risen about 21 percent over the past year. ($1 = 0.5931 British Pounds) (Reporting by Karen Rebelo and Richa Naidu in Bangalore; Editing by Gopakumar Warrier)